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1 Improving Continuity in End of Life Planning via Physicians Orders to Honor Patient Preferences: National Quality Forum s s Call for Community Action John Carney, Vice President, Center for Practical Bioethics Karin Porter-Williamson M.D., Medical Director and Section Leader for Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center September 2008

2 TPOPP Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences Providing Patients with respect and dignity by honoring their end-of of-life wishes.

3 Objectives 1. Recognize the National Consensus Project Guidelines/National Quality Forum Preferred Practices for Hospice and Palliative Care Quality 2. Understand the shared ownership we have as a community of practitioners for providing quality and continuity in end of life care planning.

4 Objectives 3. Identify key elements of successful community adoption of a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) paradigm - KC initiative, called TPOPP 4. Distinguish appropriate patient populations for whom POLST paradigm is targeted and care planning steps necessary to resolve questions about various interventions addressed in form.

5 Focus on Quality in Palliative Care The National Consensus Project, Goals American Academy for Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Center to Advance Palliative Care Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Last Acts Partnership National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Define domains and elements of quality palliative care provide structure for standardization of services Outcomes Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 2004

6 8 Domains NCP Guidelines Structure and Processes of Care Physical Aspects of Care Psychological Aspects of Care Social Aspects of Care Spiritual, Religious, and Existential Aspects of Care Cultural Aspects of Care Care of the Imminently Dying Patient Ethical and Legal Aspects of Care

7 Focus on Quality in Palliative Care NCP guidelines used as framework for the National Quality Forum s Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality CMS derives its quality indicators and outcome measures from NQF products

8 Why are Preferred Practices Provide framework Important? To build quality Palliative Care services in a standardized way To formulate quality outcomes Allows measurement and study for process improvement/evolution of the field They will eventually translate into reimbursement requirements It s s the right thing to do for patients

9 NQF Preferred Practices Domain 8: Legal and Ethical Aspects Preferred Practice 32: Document Surrogate/decision maker for every patient in acute, long term, palliative and hospice care PP 33: : Document preferences for Goals of Care, treatment options, and setting of care PP34: Convert the treatment goals into medical orders, ensure that information is transferable and applicable across care settings through a program such as the POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) paradigm PP 35: : Make advance directives and surrogacy designations available across a settings, while protecting patient privacy- example internet based registries or EMR PP 36: : Develop community collaborations to promote advance care planning and completion of advance directives

10 So What is POLST (T-POPP)? A transportable physician order set Moves with the patient Defines emergency interventions that the patient would or would not wish to happen in the event of rapidly deteriorating health Follows a POLST paradigm model most widely studied out of hospital DNAR order in the nation

11 Required Elements of a POLST Paradigm Why core elements? A A POLST Paradigm is a type of clinical intervention. Certain elements are essential in order for the system to be effectively replicated.

12 There are 9 required elements 1. Form constitutes medical orders. Must be followed by health professionals who provide care across the continuum of care (Requires a signature of physician or other licensed HP and date/time.) 2. Form is standardized in format, color, and wording.

13 9 required elements (continued) 3. Form is primarily used for patients with advanced, progressive chronic illness Those patients where answer to the question Would it surprise me if this patient were to die in the next 12 months? is NO Patients with capacity who wish to further define preferences beyond (and in addition to) advance directives (they( are additive) 4. Form may be used to limit treatment or to express the desire for full treatment

14 99 required elements (continued) 5. Form provides clear direction about the desired response if the patient is pulseless and apneic. 6. Form allows for clear directions about other life-sustaining treatment if: patient has serious cardiac or pulmonary problems expresses instructions regarding medically administered fluids, nutrition and antibiotics

15 99 required elements (continued) 7. Form transfers with the patient 8. Health professionals are trained to use the form and to have discussions to complete the form. 9. Measures are made to monitor the success of the program and its implementation

16 TPOPP Side 1

17 TPOPP side 2

18 Callout sections highlight specific elements of TPOPP form for use in training consumers, EMS, long term care, hospital, home care, hospice and other healthcare providers.

19 Why not just use Advance Directives?

20 Living Will* VS. T-POPPT For every adult Defines preferences about treatment if in a future state of illness Statement of patient preference (directive) Needs to be retrieved (bank box, POA) Requires interpretation about the future For the seriously ill Defines preferences for treatment in the current state of illness Physician order to be followed Stays with the patient across all care venues Prepares for immediate action in the present Fagerlin &Schneider. Enough: The Failure of the Living Will. Hastings Center Report 2004;34:30 42

21 What is the scope of this issue? 2 million deaths in the U.S per year 50% of them happen in the hospital 25% of them happen in a nursing facility >70% of people indicate that they would rather NOT die in the hospital Without a plan for the crash, they get terminally hospitalized Population aging, this issue is growing exponentially

22 Data on POLST outcomes Prospective study, N=180 nursing home residents, POLST paradigm Only 13% hospitalized in a one year period Only 2 of 38 patients who died were in the hospital No ICU admissions High family satisfaction regarding how their loved one s s were treated Tolle SW. J Am Geriatr Soc Sep;46(9):

23 Data on POLST outcomes Retrospective review of all deaths 1997 PACE program in OR (58 deaths) POLST completion in ElderPlace exceeded reported advance directive rates Care matched POLST instructions for CPR, antibiotics, IV fluids, and feeding tubes more consistently than previously reported for advance directive instructions Lee MA. J Am Geriatr Soc Oct;48(10):

24 Data on POLST outcomes Increased congruence in patient wishes and actualized care plan Better delineation of patient specific wishes Of those patients who chose DNR: 33% opted comfort measures only 77% opted for other interventions (DNR does not mean Do Not Respond) Hickman SE J Am Geriatr Soc Sep;52(9):

25 Data on POLST outcomes Survey of >572 EMS responders in Oregon 93% felt POLST was useful to their understanding of resuscitation status 80% expressed a wish that more patients use POLST forms Felt that the form changed their plan of emergency care for the patient in 45% of the cases Articles available electronically Schmidt TA.. J Am Geriatr Soc Sep;52(9):

26 National Push for POLST paradigms Many stakeholders agree that Advanced Care Planning needs to move in this direction: 1. National Quality Forum 2. The Joint Commission 3. American Heart Association: International Consensus Conference on CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Specific advocacy for POLST paradigms Circulation 2005;112;III III-108

27 How will TPOPP help: Clinical framework for goals With paradigm: discussions Tie Patient Care Goals to Orders Clarifies Types of Orders Reduce risk of ineffective or harmful treatment Requires provider-patient/surrogate patient/surrogate conversations

28 How will TPOPP help: Communication in EOL Care Acknowledgement of personal preferences Shared knowledge about prognosis Elucidation of goals of care Implementing a management plan The importance of truth-telling telling

29 How will TPOPP help: Facilitate Patients Preferences Ethical principle of autonomy supports self- determination. Personal preferences should be respected in a person with capacity to communicate and decide Implemented for incapacitated person through previously expressed values, conversations and advance care directives. Person may be represented by legitimate proxy decision makers

30 How will TPOPP help: Administrative/Access Issues Hospital Admissions and ER "Bounce backs Boomerangs Advance Care planning at the time of LTC admission Ethical Dimensions in Discharge Sicker/Quicker; Environment transitions and handoffs Honoring Out of Hospital Do Not Orders

31 How will TPOPP help: Better Care Plan Management Include Personal Preferences Support good decision making process Information Control Autonomy Goals of Care Integrate Quality of Life Prognosis and illness staging Especially with chronic disease and advanced age Co-morbidities Determine impact of burden and benefit; care-giving and family decision making Recognize the reality of managing death

32 How will TPOPP help: Facilitate preferred practices Fits a POLST paradigm structure called for by NQF Addresses acute response to chronic decline Advanced treatments for frail elderly Meaningful alternatives based on preferences Identifies current deficits in care planning Provides structure for more comprehensive decision making Provides tools for trial and implementation Calls for community collaboration and integration of systems

33 Benefits Across Settings 1. Facilitates communication Patient choices should not be nullified by changes in setting of care informational continuity. Removes HIPAA threat to vital communication. Starts with any setting: hospital- home care- hospice- nursing home TPOPP best represents preferences regarding end of life care.

34 Benefits Across Settings 2. Facilitates mandated joint care plans for hospice patients in nursing homes Will require state and provider commitment Supports explicit communication with all relevant parties and promotes accountability by mutually dividing responsibility for elements of the care plan

35 KC Initiative and Regulatory/Legal Issues Examine state regulations or need for legislation Legislative approach (WV, TN, HI) Regulatory approach (OR, UT, WA) Hybrid approach (NY) Patient s/legal agent s s signature Mandatory or optional Surrogate limits Practitioner s s Signature other than MD Need for legislation, potential opposition Acceptable policies & procedures with current regulations Both states (MO/KS) have OHDNR legislation Neither state (MO/KS) has surrogacy law

36 Kansas City TPOPP Paradigm Effort Identify Stakeholders Establish Steering Group Outline Work Plan (4 Work Groups formed) Vet ideas and suggestions Tie to current issues (OHDNRs( in MO and KS) Secure area wide commitments during training Set early 2009 launch date Study and/or research impact

37 System-Wide Approach Different Settings acknowledge form Hospital Nursing Home Home Ambulance Uniform Response Document that indicates specific responses to various likely complications Avoidance of Error Failure of planned action to be completed as indicated

38 TPOPP Contact Information John G. Carney Vice President for Aging and End of Life Center for Practical Bioethics 1111 Main, Suite 500 Kansas City, MO ext 220 Karin Porter-Williamson, MD Medical Director and Section Leader for Palliative Care Department of Internal Medicine University of Kansas Medical Center 5026 Wescoe Mailstop Rainbow Blvd. Kansas City, KS

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